1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball team

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1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball

West Regional

Conference| Western Athletic Conference
CB| No. 13
Record| 41–13–1 (14–4 WAC)
Head coach|

* Jerry Kindall (3rd season)

Assistant coach| Jim Wing (3rd season)
Home stadium| Wildcat Field
Hi Corbett Field (Night games)

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 Western Athletic Conference baseball standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | PCT |  |  | W |  | L |  | PCT
Northern
No. 29 BYU x‍‍‍ | 15 | - | 1 |  | .938 |  |  | 22 | - | 19 |  | .537
Colorado State ‍‍‍ | 8 | - | 10 |  | .444 |  |  | 19 | - | 19 |  | .500
Wyoming ‍‍‍ | 6 | - | 12 |  | .333 |  |  | 26 | - | 24 |  | .520
Utah ‍‍‍ | 5 | - | 11 |  | .313 |  |  | 11 | - | 17 |  | .393
Southern
No. 3 Arizona State x‍‍‡‍y | 16 | - | 2 |  | .889 |  |  | 61 | - | 13 |  | .824
No. 13 Arizona ‍‍‍y | 14 | - | 4 |  | .778 |  |  | 43 | - | 13 |  | .768
New Mexico ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 26 | - | 24 |  | .520
UTEP ‍‍‍ | 3 | - | 15 |  | .167 |  |  | 18 | - | 26 |  | .409
x - Division champion
‡ - Playoff champion
y - Invited to the NCAA tournament
As of June 30, 1975[1]
Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The 1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball team represented the University of Arizona during the 1975 NCAA Division I baseball season. The Wildcats played their home games at Wildcat Field. The team was coached by Jerry Kindall in his 3rd season at Arizona. The Wildcats finished 41-13-1 overall and placed 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference's Southern Division with a 14–4 record. Arizona made the postseason for the 2nd straight season and were placed in the West Regional hosted by the University of Southern California at Dedeaux Field in Los Angeles, California. The Wildcats lost back-to-back games to Pepperdine and USC to end their season. This marked the final season that the program played night games at the off-campus Hi Corbett Field, as lighting was installed at their main stadium Wildcat Field midway through the season.[2] The 1st night game at Wildcat Field was a 1–9 loss to rival Arizona State on April 18, 1975.[2] Arizona would not play a game at Hi Corbett Field again for 37 years until moving to the stadium full-time in 2012.

## Previous Season

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The Wildcats finished the 1974 season with a record of 58-6 and 16–2 in conference play, finishing 1st in the WAC Southern. Arizona advanced to the postseason for the 1st time since 1970 and was placed in the District 7 Regional hosted by the University of Northern Colorado at Jackson Field in Greeley, Colorado. The Wildcats lost back to back games to Northern Colorado to end their season.

## Personnel

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### Roster

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1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball roster[3][4]

|  | • Perry Armstrong

• Ronald Bell

• Kenneth Bolek

• Michael Farenbaugh

• David Flatt

• Michael Gatlin

| • Craig Giola

• Ron Hassey

• Michael Kirkpatrick

• Al Lopez

• Patrick O'Sullivan

• Les Pearsey

• Steven Powers

| • Scott Russell

• Robert Sczecinski

• William Simpson

• Dave Stegman

• Peter Van Horne

• Robert Woodside

• Chuck Zopfi

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### Coaches

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1975 Arizona Wildcats baseball coaching staff[5]

* Jerry Kindall \- Head Coach
* Jim Wing - Assistant Coach

## 1975 Schedule and results

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1975 Arizona Wildcats Baseball Game Log[6]

Regular Season
Date  | Opponent  | Site/Stadium  | Win/Loss  | Overall

Record

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Record

Feb 14  | UC Riverside | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ | W 11-6  | 1-0-0  |
Feb 15  | UC Riverside  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-11  | 2-0-0  |
Feb 17  | Stanford | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 21-7  | 3-0-0  |
Feb 17  | Stanford  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-8  | 3-1-0  |
Feb 18  | Cal State Dominguez Hills | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-11  | 3-2-0  |
Feb 19  | Cal State Dominguez Hills  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-2  | 4-2-0  |
Feb 21  | San Diego State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 29-0  | 5-2-0  |
Feb 22  | San Diego State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-6  | 6-2-0  |
Feb 22  | San Diego State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-3  | 7-2-0  |
Feb 26  | at Grand Canyon | Brazell Field • Phoenix, AZ | W 9-4  | 8-2-0  |
Mar 1  | Cal Poly Pomona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-0  | 9-2-0  |
Mar 1  | Cal Poly Pomona  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-10  | 10-2-0  |
Mar 3  | UCLA | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 18-0  | 11-2-0  |
Mar 4  | UCLA  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 9-2  | 12-2-0  |
Mar 14  | Northern Colorado | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-3  | 13-2-0  |
Mar 15  | Northern Colorado  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-3  | 14-2-0  |
Mar 15  | Northern Colorado  | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-3  | 15-2-0  |
Mar 17  | Denver | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 5-9  | 15-3-0  |
Mar 18  | Denver  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 9-6  | 16-3-0  |
Mar 19  | Northern Arizona | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 19-2  | 17-3-0  |
Mar 20  | Northern Arizona  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 10-0  | 18-3-0  |
Mar 21  | Southern Illinois | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | T 4-4  | 18-3-1  |
Mar 22  | Southern Illinois  | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 15-0  | 19-3-1  |
Mar 24  | vs Southern Illinois  | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA | L 6-11  | 19-4-1  |
Mar 25  | vs Santa Clara | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | W 27-1  | 20-4-1  |
Mar 26  | vs Washington State | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | L 1-3  | 20-5-1  |
Mar 27  | vs SMU | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | W 14-2  | 21-5-1  |
Mar 28  | vs Stanford | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | W 7-3  | 22-5-1  |
Mar 29  | vs Cornell | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | W 9-4  | 23-5-1  |
Mar 29  | at UC Riverside | Riverside Sports Complex • Riverside, CA  | L 11-12  | 23-6-1  |
Apr 4  | UTEP | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 23-4  | 24-6-1  | 1-0
Apr 5  | UTEP  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 11-4  | 25-6-1  | 2-0
Apr 5  | UTEP  | Hi Corbett Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 20-1  | 26-6-1  | 3-0
Apr 11  | at New Mexico | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM | W 17-1  | 27-6-1  | 4-0
Apr 12  | at New Mexico  | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM  | W 2-1  | 28-6-1  | 5-0
Apr 13  | at New Mexico  | Lobo Field • Albuquerque, NM  | W 7-0  | 29-6-1  | 6-0
Apr 18  | Arizona State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 1-9  | 29-7-1  | 6-1
Apr 19  | Arizona State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-17  | 29-8-1  | 6-2
Apr 20  | Arizona State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 7-17  | 29-9-1  | 6-3
Apr 24  | New Mexico  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 12-3  | 30-9-1  | 7-3
Apr 25  | New Mexico  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-4  | 31-9-1  | 8-3
Apr 26  | New Mexico  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 8-7  | 32-9-1  | 9-3
May 2  | at UTEP  | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX | W 15-12  | 33-9-1  | 10-3
May 3  | at UTEP  | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX  | W 6-4  | 34-9-1  | 11-3
May 3  | at UTEP  | Dudley Field • El Paso, TX  | W 8-2  | 35-9-1  | 12-3
May 8  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ | W 7-0  | 36-9-1  | 13-3
May 9  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | L 4-8  | 36-10-1  | 13-4
May 10  | at Arizona State  | Packard Stadium • Tempe, AZ  | W 12-4  | 37-10-1  | 14-4
WAC Playoffs
May 15  | Colorado State | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | L 3-4  | 37-11-1  |
May 16  | Colorado State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 18-3  | 38-11-1  |
May 17  | Colorado State  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 13-5  | 39-11-1  |
May 18  | BYU | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 7-1  | 40-11-1  |
May 19  | BYU  | Wildcat Field • Tucson, AZ  | W 6-1  | 41-11-1  |
NCAA West Regional
May 23  | vs Pepperdine  | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA | L 3-4  | 41-12-1  |
May 24  | at USC | Dedeaux Field • Los Angeles, CA  | L 0-1  | 41-13-1  |

### West Regional

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Main article: 1975 NCAA Division I Baseball Tournament § West Regional

West Regional Teams

Pepperdine Waves  | Arizona Wildcats  | Cal State Fullerton Titans  | USC Trojans

## 1975 MLB Draft

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Player  | Position  | Round  | Overall  | MLB Team

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Mike Gatlin  | INF  | 5 (1sc)  | 92  | Minnesota Twins
Stephen Powers  | RHP  | 8  | 171  | Detroit Tigers
Dave Stegman | OF  | 9  | 207  | Boston Red Sox
Ron Hassey | C  | 22  | 510  | Kansas City Royals

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## References

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1. ^ "College Baseball Conference Standings – 1975". boydsworld.com. Retrieved December 26, 2021.
2. ^ a b "Home at Hi Corbett Field". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
3. ^ "1975 Arizona Wildcats - The Baseball Cube". TheBaseballCube.com. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
4. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
5. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
6. ^ "2023 BSB Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
7. ^ "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

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